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The Sunday Art Show - Herd of cows drawing tutorial - purple cows on a bag

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The Sunday Art Show - Herd of cows drawing tutorial - purple cows on a bag

In this week's episode, I use mixed media to draw a herd of friesian cows. However, these are rather unusual in that I depict them with bright purple! Starting with a prussian blue acrylic paint marker, I do some loose gestural drawing to place the cows in the field, letting the lines freely wander to create a sense of movement and expression. Next, a mauve watercolour marker is used to block in the dark areas of each cow. Following this, a wet but clean flat brush is lightly dragged through the purple patches to create more subtle shadows and areas of texture. Finally, I preview the design on a tote bag.

Check out a hi resolution image here (click the pic after the link for hi res close up) https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/purple-friesian-holstein-cows-drawing-mike-jory.html

Check out the bag here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/purple-friesian-holstein-cows-drawing-mike-jory.html?product=weekender-totebag